Bishnugarh (also called Bishungarh) is a census town in the Bishnugarh CD block in the

Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History During the period of Muslim rule, the thickly forested plateau area was ruled by ...

of the

Hazaribagh district Hazaribagh district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India and the district headquarter located in Hazaribagh town. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters, the t ...

in the

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Geography

Location

Bishnugarh is located at .

Konar Dam Konar dam is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Konar River, a tributary of the Damodar River in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jhar ...

is 10 km from Bishungarh. It is off Bishnugarh-Gomia road.

Area overview

Hazaribagh district is a

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area and forests occupy around about 45% of the total area. It is a predominantly rural area with 92.34% of the population living in rural areas against 7.66% in the urban areas. There are many

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in the district, as can be seen in the map alongside. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people but with the extension of coal mines, particularly in the southern part of the district, employment in coal mines is increasing. However, it has to be borne in mind that modern mining operations are highly mechanised. Four operational areas of

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are marked on the map. All these areas are spread across partly this district and partly the neighbouring districts. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Urbanisation data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.

Civic administration

Police station

Bishnugarh police station serves the Bishnugarh CD block.

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Bishnugarh CD block are located at Bishnugarh.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Bishnugarh (location code 368484) had a total population of 4,847, of which 2,527 (52%) were males and 2,320 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 728. The total number of literate persons in Bishnugarh was 3,414 (82.88% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh'', Bishnugarh covered an area of 1.97 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 13 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved covered wells, uncovered wells. It had 742 domestic electric connections, 11 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, the nearest secondary school, senior secondary school at Chedar 1 km away. One important community it manufactured was bell metal (kansa) utensils. It had the branch office of 1 agricultural credit society.

Transport

The Gomia road meets Hazaribagh-Hazaribagh Road railway station (Suriya) road at Bishnugarh. Bagodar, on

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(old NH 2), is around 13 km away.

Hazaribagh Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribag ...

is 45 km west of Bishnugarh.

Education

Bishnugarh Inter College, located at Chalanga, was established in 1984. It is a co-educational institute with arrangements for teaching in classes XI and XII. Bishnugarh +2 High School, located at Urgi, was established in 1956. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce at the +2 level

References

{{Hazaribagh District Cities and towns in Hazaribagh district